Learn more about the power of plants in the year 1602 by helping our ‘herb women’ prepare natural remedies in the Tudor kitchen, using a variety of plants gathered from their own physick garden. Mistresses Eleanor and Christina are skilled in the knowledge and the use of herbs.
They will be preparing infusions, tisanes, poultices and healing salves for the benefit and wellbeing of the Hurst household.
Look at wildlife close up with a digital microscope and magnifying glasses and draw the patterns revealed.
Drop in 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm
All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adults can watch/supervise for free. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.
Release the spirit of adventure in your children and let them discover and explore the natural world around them. This half term week children can take part in bushcraft skills - fire making, shelter building, campfire cooking, whittling, care and use of tools, arts and crafts including some really cool fire sculptures! and of course toasting marshmallows over the campfire!
10am-5pm every day. Members free. Escot entry fee applies to non-members. There may be a charge for some activities. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please wear old clothes!
Hannah's mission is simple: to empower, advocate and enrich the lives of children and adults with disabilities. This Half Term we have lots of exciting things on offer for all the family.
Outdoor Pursuits Monday 27 – Friday 31 May
We will be offering a series of fun activities for youngsters (Minimum age 5) over the May Half term. Why not try an archery taster session, explore our stunning grounds by mountain bike, or learn some bushcraft and how to bake bread outside? Visit our website for dates, times and prices. www.discoversealehayne.org
An impressive and wide ranging display with vehicles attending from all over the country.
Classic vehicles of the past will be on display in the Pecorama Car Park between 11am and 4.30pm. There will be no extra charge with usual entrance fees to Pecorama applying.
For more information visit http://www.pecorama.info
Powderham Castle presents an original show called 'Millennium of Monarchs involving puppets and live action. We will tell you the exciting facts about all of England's monarchs - one thousand years of history reduced to 45 manic minutes!
Sessions at set times throughout the day. Simply pick up a session ticket on arrival. Price is included in General Admission charge to the castle and grounds.
£10.50 adult, £8.50 child, £9.50 senior, under fours free, family £32.
If you’ve got a budding donkey groom in the family, why not bring them along for a special one-on-one session with one of the donkeys in our events team. A 20 minute session will introduce under 16s to the basics of donkey care, after which the Donkey Dudes will leave with a certificate detailing what they’ve learnt.
Not suitable for children under 5 years old.
Booking desirable, first come first served bewteen 10.30am and 1pm on the following dates 26 May, 28 May and 30 May.
The works collected in this exhibition are the outcome of artist Catrin Webster’s Leverhulme Trust-funded residency in the Department of Geography at the University of Exeter, 2012-13.
Over twenty original artworks by Catrin comprise the majority of the show; in addition there are works on show by Dr John Wylie, a cultural geographer based at Exeter who has been collaborating with Catrin through the course of the residency.
Two larger images on show at the exhibition are part of a collaborative initiative by staff and children connected with the Geography Department, done...
Artist Irena Boobyer is holding her fourth exhibition at A la Ronde, near Exmouth, 9-22 May. Irena’s new series of intricate papercuts and silhouettes was inspired by A la Ronde’s wildflower meadow and Parminter Walk.
Irena says: "Through my work you can follow in the footsteps of A la Ronde’s spinster cousins Jane and Mary Parminter and enjoy a stroll around the meadow rich in flora and fauna, delight in the wildflowers, butterflies and birdsong, and taking in some excellent views over the Exe estuary."
Paper cutting is an ancient art, with the oldest surviving paper cut...
